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. 2022 Jul 26;328(4):391-393.
doi: 10.1001/jama.2022.8097.

Access to American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma-Verified Trauma Centers in the US, 2013-2019

Jeff Choi  1 , Sarah Karr  2 , Arjun Jain  2 , Taylor C Harris  3 , Janelle C Chavez  3 , David A Spain  1
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Access to American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma-Verified Trauma Centers in the US, 2013-2019

Jeff Choi et al. JAMA. .

Abstract

This study uses data from the American Trauma Society’s Trauma Information Exchange Program to evaluate trends in nationwide 60-minute access to American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma–verified level I-IV trauma centers between 2013 and 2019.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.

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Figure.
Figure.. Time to Nearest American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma (ACS-COT)–Verified Trauma Center (by Ground or Air Ambulance Transport) and Regions With 60-Minute Trauma Center Access by Ambulance Transport Modality, 2019
Maps display county-level data; access times were averaged across census block groups within each county to provide visually discernible estimates at the county level.
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